Everything you need to know about Sex Education
Sex Education follows the lives of the teens at Moordale Secondary School as they discover the ups and downs of sex and sexuality.
We’re introduced to the group through Otis, whose mother Jean is a sex therapist, as he decides to open up a sex clinic of his own for the school to help peers discuss sexual health issues on a peer-to-peer basis.
The clinic is set up with the help of Maeve, who is bright but deemed a ‘wild child’ by those around her during her tough upbringing, and Otis’s best friend Eric, an openly gay man.
Over the course of the four seasons, the show evolves into the importance of friendship, the plights of peer pressure, and the difficulties that come with fitting in.
Launching in 2019, the show has been praised for its honest depiction of teenage life and the need for more open education around sex and sexuality.
It ran for four seasons, ending in 2023.
Who stars in Sex Education?
The main cast of Sex Education consists of:
- Asa Butterworth (Your Christmas or Mine?, Ender’s Game) as Otis Milburn
- Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Masters of the Air) as Eric Effiong
- Emma Mackey (Barbie, Death on the Nile) as Maeve Wiley
- Connor Swindells (SAS: Rogue Heroes, Scoop) as Adam Groff
- Aimee-Lou Wood (Living, Alice & Jack) as Aimee Gibbs
- Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Crown) as Jean Milburn
- Kedar Williams-Stirling (Small Axe, Will) as Jackson Marchetti
- Alistair Petrie (Funny Woman, The Bank Job) as Michael Groff
- Mimi Keene (EastEnders, After Everything) as Ruby Matthews
- Chinenye Ezeudu (The Stranger, The School for Good and Evil) as Viv Odysanya
- Samantha Spiro (Babs, From Hell, Me Before You) as Maureen Groff
- Tanya Reynolds (I Hate You, Emma) as Lily Inglehart
- George Robinson (Dalgliesh, Perfect) as Isaac Goodwin
- Patricia Allison (Extraordinary, Paradise) as Ola Nyman
- Anne-Marie Duff (His Dark Materials, Bad Sisters, Shameless) as Erin Wiley
What is the age rating of Sex Education?
The official rating of Sex Education in the UK, as certified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is 18 for the overall series.
This means the series is suitable for mature and adult audiences only.
Reasons for this rating include the show containing:
- Graphic discussion of sex and sex acts
- Depictions of sex and sexual acts, including masturbation
- Full frontal nudity for both male and female
- Minor depictions of violence - including a homophobic hate crime
- Discussions and depictions of self-harm
- Violence towards animals
- Common use of foul language
- Use of minors using alcohol and drugs
- Key storyline involving drug addiction
- Depictions of sexual assault
- Graphic depictions of a traumatic birth
How many episodes of Sex Education were there?
Sex Education ran for four seasons, for a total of 32 episodes.
The series ended in 2023, coming to a natural conclusion as the main cast left college and went to university.
There are currently no plans for new seasons, or a reboot.
How to watch Sex Education on Sky
Sex Education is a Netflix series – and luckily for Sky customers, access to Netflix shows come at no extra cost if you have a TV and Broadband package.
You can find out more about the packages – which start at just £26 – by clicking here.
If you’ve already got Netflix, you can connect your two accounts together to save yourself some money.
You can find out how to activate your Netflix account to your Sky Stream account here.
